Programmable use of data extracted from common presentation files
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1. A system for retrieving a target set of data from a presentation file, comprising:
- an extractor that extracts data elements from the presentation file, associates a unique identifier to each data element, and stores each data element and associated identifier in an extraction object; and
a formatter that selects the target set of the data from the extraction object based on a set of references in a target object.
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Abstract
A system and method of retrieving a target set of data from a presentation file. The system comprises: an extractor that extracts data elements from the presentation file, associates a unique identifier to each data element, and stores each data element and associated identifier in an extraction object; and a formatter that selects the target set of the data from the extraction object based on a set of references in a target object. Each reference conforms to a predefined set of rules that allow, for instance, data elements to be addressed by page, object, row and column.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for retrieving a target set of data from a presentation file, comprising:
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an extractor that extracts data elements from the presentation file, associates a unique identifier to each data element, and stores each data element and associated identifier in an extraction object; and
a formatter that selects the target set of the data from the extraction object based on a set of references in a target object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of generating a target set of data from a presentation file, comprising:
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extracting a plurality of data elements from the presentation file;
associating a unique identifier to each data element;
storing each data element and associated identifier in an extraction object;
storing references in a target object that refer to targeted data elements;
matching the references in the target object with data elements in the extraction object; and
outputting the matched data elements. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A program product stored on a recordable medium for generating a targeted set of data from a presentation file, comprising:
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means for extracting a plurality of data elements from the presentation file, associating a unique identifier to each data element, and storing each data element and associated identifier in an extraction object;
means for storing references in a target object, wherein each reference refers to a targeted data element;
means for matching the references in the target object with data elements in the extraction object; and
means for outputting the matched data elements in a predetermined format. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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